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Simple Solutions For a Cluttered Home Office

Posted by Doug Gardner
on
September 26, 2014

The home office is an area in which you can write
bills, file paperwork, and perform any number of different tasks on the computer. Instead of having
all of your bills and letters scattered around the kitchen and other
parts of the house, you can neatly categorize them in the office for future reference. While this is the original intent for most offices,
they usually end up as more of a general storage room. To prevent
this from happening to your office, you should take the time to
decorate and set it up properly.

Function First

No matter what direction you decide to
take with the decor in your office, you should keep functionality in
mind first. If moving around the furniture or adding a new desk is
going to make it more difficult for you to complete tasks, then
you'll want to avoid doing so. Remember, the ultimate goal of an
office is to create improve your productivity and to create an
organized filing system. If either of these functions aren't met,
then it's not serving its purpose.

Wall Decor

There are countless different ways to
decorate the walls in an office. You can go with the more traditional
route or paintings, photos and framed pictures, or you can choose
something that's more office related. For instance, hanging a large
calender on the wall creates a stylish touch that's actually useful
for keeping track on dates and events. When there's an event or party
coming up in the near future, you can write it down on the calender.

Another idea to consider is framed certificates, degrees and
licenses. If you're a licensed professional and have a certificate to
prove it, you should show it off in your office., You can pick up
frames from most office supply stores for as little as $5 bucks to
use with your licenses or certificates.

Avoid Clutter

Above all else, you must avoid clutter
in your home office. This is an area that many homeowners and
families fail at; therefore, wasting the valuable space found in an
office. Even though it's easier to get lazy and start throwing papers
and documents around in the office, you should kick this habit
immediately. Instead, come up with a filing system to store your
important documents. Your ultimate goal should be to provide a home
for everything in your office. If something doesn't have a designated
area, you need to make one for it.